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Feb 28, 2012

With Romney running strong, early ballot returns lighter than usual

With polls and pollsters pointing to Mitt Romney as a strong frontrunner in Tuesday’s winner-take-all GOP primary here, election officials in larger counties said returns of early ballots have been lower than expected.

Feb 28, 2012

Arizona high court denies last-minute stay in execution scheduled Wednesday

The Arizona Supreme Court and a federal court on Monday refused to stop the scheduled execution of a death row inmate who is scheduled to die Wednesday.

Feb 28, 2012

AZ Republicans pick presidential candidate Tuesday

Arizona Republicans head to the polls Tuesday to help pick a presidential nominee.

Feb 27, 2012

Tucson lawmaker rejects calls for resignation

State Rep. Daniel Patterson is rejecting calls by Democratic legislative leaders and an Arizona Democratic Party official that the Tucson Democrat resign from the Legislature.

Feb 27, 2012

Bill would allow parents access to kids’ texts

Pending legislation could soon allow Arizona parents to see what text messages their children are sending and receiving.

Feb 27, 2012

Forum about Arpaio’s office set for Tuesday

Latino and black leaders will hold a forum in Phoenix Tuesday night to gather public input on what sort of agreement the U.S. Justice Department should strike with Sheriff Joe Arpaio to settle civil rights allegations against the police agency.

Feb 27, 2012

AZ GOP voters go to polls in uneventful primary

Arizona Republicans go to the polls this week in what could be one of the least-watched races in the presidential primary.

Feb 27, 2012

Gay sheriff prompts intriguing questions

A few days ago, the Yavapai Tea Party gathered at a church in rural Arizona to discuss the all-too-familiar topic of illegal immigration. Among the conservative, mostly over-55 crowd, it is a subject seen in black and white. Build a fence, add agents, reject amnesty a�� period. And so it was all the more striking when, off to the side in a room with "Jesus Loves Us!!" written on a chalkboar[...]

Feb 27, 2012

AZ judicial review panel to hold public hearings

A state commission that provides performance reviews for many of Arizona's state court judges will hold hearings in March for public comment.

Feb 24, 2012

Board denies clemency for Arizona death-row inmate

A longtime Arizona death-row inmate set to be executed next week told a state clemency board Friday that he remembers some sexual activity with his adoptive mother on the night he killed her but can't remember strangling, stabbing, suffocating or dismembering her.

Feb 23, 2012

Company promotes new solar power vision for Arizona

Until now, visions of Arizona homes powered by renewable energy have centered mostly on rooftop solar panels or huge solar power plants in the desert.

Feb 23, 2012

New protection on environmental reports gets OK

Corporations and other entities would be able to keep confidential reports they prepare on environmental problems under legislation approved by the Arizona House.

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